It is the world's most well-known and popular song. It has been sung hundreds of millions of times each year. It has been heard in outer space, at baseball stadiums, in movies and in domiciles(住處)from the White House to the most remote(遙遠的) backwoods shack(窩棚) in Misissippi. It has been wired into millions of music boxes, greeting cards, watches, toys, games and other tune-playing products. And it is the only song in the English language to make people of all ages smile and sing along. The song, of course, is Happy Birthday to You".

This amazing song began its life in 1893. Written by two sisters from Kentucky, Mildred and Patty Hill, it was originally (起初) named “Good Morning to All”, and intended as a classroom greeting from teachers to students:

Good morning to you

Good morning to you

Good morning, dear children

Good morning to all.

To this day, no one knows for sure who wrote the new words to Hill’s melody(旋律),or exactly when it happened. “Happy Birthday to You” first appeared in a songbook in1924.The words were presented as the second stanza(節(jié)) to "Good morning to You".

1.in the first paragraph, “wired” means“_____”in Chinese.

A. 布線 B. 連線 C. 灌制

2.“Good Morning to All'”was written_______.

A. for teachers to greet students

B. for students to greet teachers

C. for teachers and students to greet each other

3.From the last paragraph, we can tell_______.

A. exactly who wrote the new words for Hill's melody

B. for sure when the new words for Hill's melody were written

C. “Happy Birthday to You" and "Good Morning to You were sung together in 1924

4.What’s the best title (標(biāo)題) for this passage?

A. Good Morning to You

B. Happy Birthday to You

C. Happy Birthday to You and Good Morning to You

1.C 2.C 3.C 4.B 【解析】短文介紹了“Happy Birthday to you”這首英文歌曲。每年數(shù)億次被傳唱，適合于各個年齡段的人群，遍布世界各地。還介紹了這首歌的創(chuàng)作時間以及創(chuàng)作背景。 1.詞義猜測題。文章介紹的就是Happy Birthday to you這首歌。每年數(shù)億次被傳唱，適合于各個年齡段的人，遍布世界各地，各種音樂盒，賀卡，手表，玩具等...
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